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  1. Electrical
    Yesterday, my neighbor called me because he was shocked when he tested the float of his building's submersible pump; (he had touched the metal frame, with his hand in water). When the car port fills with water from rain, the area drains into a grate, and into a lowered section in the concrete...
  2. HVAC
    Hello - replacing my old Honeywell thermostat/humidistat (TH9421C1004) and EIM with an EcoBee Premium. Wiring the humidifier seems fairly straight forward with the EcoBee dry contact option. Wondering if anyone has experience with this? Does the G wire still need to be routed through the...
  3. Electrical
    Hi all! Thanks for your help in advance. I am replacing a baseboard heater. I thought took a picture of the wiring but can’t find it. Basically I have 4 wires from the wall. Red black (live), another red, black that’s going to thermostat. I tried wiring it but thermostat is not turning off the...
  4. Electrical
    Hi everyone. The title should sound crazy enough, but it's what happening in my 72-years old home we've purchased 2 years ago. I found the crazy wiring when I was just troubleshooting on a lighting which has been flickering, and finally completely failed recently. I recognized the lighting is...
  5. Electrical
    Hi, I am finishing my basement. I need to add lights, switches and outlets. The basement is already wired so that when you turn the switch on, all the lights come on. I want to split the lights up so they are on separate switches. Is this possible? I had an electrician look at it and he was...
  6. Electrical
    Hi! I’m swapping out a 3way switch(s) for smart WiFi 3way switch(s). When I remove the existing switches I’m finding some strange conditions. One condition is that I find that of the 3 wires, 2 of them are hot in one box and only one hot in the second box. Those wires don’t include the ground or...
  7. Electrical
    We have a double light switch on the wall. One side controls the hallway light, one side controls an outdoor light. We replaced the switch with a newer one and rewired it as the old one was but now the outdoor light isn’t working. The switch has a red wire going in to com, a yellow wire with a...
  8. Electrical
    I'm trying to install a light fixture onto a junction box that previously didn't have anything connected to it. Inside the box are a black, white, and red wire along with a green ground. After connecting white to white, black to black, and ground to ground (left the red disconnected, I assume...
  9. Electrical
    So I have run 12/2 romex from my 120v power source to a single gang box containing a receptacle. I ran the (blk)hot/(wht)common/ground from my light fixture to this same gang box receptacle. My hots are wire nutted with a pigtail to the receptacle. My commons are wire nutted with a pigtail to...
  10. Electrical
    Trying to fix a wiring issue in a switch. the homeowner has (2) 12-2 wires going to the unit & (1) 12-2 wire going to the breaker they have a unit that used to be fully functional. They have a switch with 3 legs, the fan, light, & heater all operating on their own. they tried to replace the...
  11. Electrical
    Hi! Looking for guidance to wire a smart timer to control pool pump, heater, and light. My electric experience is limited to replacing ceiling fans, recepticals, and the manual pool timer twice. My experience is basically replacing old devices with new, without changing the wiring...
  12. Electrical
    Context: 1970s 2 story house romex/3wire original 15 & 20 amp circuits We replaced a bunch of old, warn-out outlets on our first floor recently. Shortly after we noticed some outlets and lights upstairs no longer work. We are trying to troubleshoot the issue but not having much luck so far...
  13. Electrical
    Hello I am mounting this relay/transformer unit inside my baseboard heater (240 volts). The unit has 3 wires (Black, Red and Blue). The baseboard heater (Stelpro 500 watt) has 2 wires (Red and Black). Looking at the wiring diagram for the RC840T, it appears as if I connect the Red and Blue wires...
  14. Electrical
    I’m planning a new electrical circuit to run from breaker box, 60 feet, to garage. I’d appreciate advice on wire and breaker size selection. Or any other relevant observations you may offer. I’ll be installing a new air conditioner (9.4 Amps, 115 V, 1,280 Watts) On same circuit, I would power a...
  15. Electrical
    How would I go about installing the yellow wire like the picture attached? I need to run my wire from the patio cover attic space to the switch on the 1st floor of the house?
  16. Electrical
    Hey y’all. I just joined this forum because I am hoping to get information that will solve a problem. I am not an electrician, but I do have a good deal of experience working with things electrical, ranging from automotive 12VDC to making connections on 400A 3 phse systems in the entertainment...
  17. HVAC
    Good evening. I recently purchased an Ecobee, but soon found out I do not have the proper wires. I currently have a Nest, and it was wired with 4 wires - I will post the Thermostat and the control board/panel. I see everything there but I do not see any wire going to Y on the board. Also, the...
  18. HVAC
    Hello, I wanted to know if I could hide the wires through the openings I circled, and if so, what can I use to seal them? Thank you
  19. HVAC
    Hello, I had my unit put in about 3 years ago, Model GSX16S481AA. For whatever reason, the idiots did not hook up the C wire. I will be posting pictures of my wires, as well as the diagrams so that maybe some kind soul can help steer me in the correct direction. I am not afraid of making the...
  20. Electrical
    Background: I have a light switch controlling a light in a hallway and I want to pull off and add a light switch and light fixture in an adjacent room (separate control from the hallway light but same power source) I opened the existing switch box and it is currently wired with one black wire...
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